A sixth-grade teacher completed a behavior rating scale for one of the students in his class. The teacher was influenced by the student's performance in academic subjects and therefore rated the student as low in intelligence, perseverance, honesty, friendliness, and other aspects of personality. The results may be inaccurate due to which of the following observer effects?
a) Contamination
b) Halo effect
c) Semantic differential
d) Unreliable responses
b
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A. develop it cooperatively with students. B. use one provided by the school. C. find a good one on the Internet. D. have it ready before school starts.
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